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SAV Q&A with Sonia Awale: RSP Sweeps to Victory in Nepal
Nepal held elections on March 5, nearly six months after Gen Z protests led to the collapse of the government. The polls were touted as a clash between the legacy political establishment and a new generation frustrated by the persistent…
Political Flux in Nepal: Strategic Adjustments by India and China
Following the dramatic political upheaval of September 2025, uncertainty reigns in Nepal ahead of elections planned for early March. In this moment of transition, the political, economic, and legal dimensions of the domestic crisis have received considerable attention, but the…
Navigating Politico-Security Hurdles to Regional Connectivity: Pathways for New Delhi
Soon after taking office in 2014, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi articulated two new visions for cross-border relations: the Neighborhood First and Act East policies. Both initiatives aimed at improving relations with the immediate neighborhood and building bridges of connectivity,…
Nepal’s Dilemma: Balancing Sovereignty with Ties to India and China
In late August this year, India and China agreed to resume cross-border trade through the Himalayan Lipulekh Pass—one of three historic trade routes linking India’s Uttaranchal to Tibet—without consulting Nepal. The decision to reopen the trade route emerged from the…
Nepal’s Royalist Revival? Democracy’s Crisis of Confidence
Every year, on Nepal’s Democracy Day, Gyanendra Shah, the country’s former monarch, addresses his former subjects via video. Shah generally bemoans the state of the country, offers platitudes, and ends with the customary royal invocation of Pashupatinath as Nepal’s protector…
नेपाल में चीन का बढ़ता प्रभाव
दिसंबर 2024 के आरम्भ में, नेपाली प्रधान मंत्री के.पी. शर्मा ओली ने चीन की आधिकारिक यात्रा की - चौथी बार प्रधान मंत्री बनने के पश्चात् विदेश में यह उनकी पहली द्विपक्षीय यात्रा थी। ओली की बीजिंग यात्रा पर नेपाली और विदेशी राजनीतिक और रणनीतिक…